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Amid unending queues, Modi seeks 50 days to overcome demonetization crisis 13 Nov 2016 - 10:06 pm
Indian customers queue outside a bank near a shuttered ATM as they wait to try to exchange 500 and 1000 INR notes and deposit money in Siliguri on November 13, 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi November 13 made an emotional appeal to people to make India
India hikes money withdrawal limits, seeks states' help 13 Nov 2016 - 09:13 pm
A man sells garlands made of Indian currency notes at a market in Jammu, India, November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Dozens killed in weekend of fresh violence in Myanmar's Rakhine 13 Nov 2016 - 08:28 pm
In this handout photograph released by the Myanmar Armed Forces on November 13, 2016, Myanmar soldiers view the crater from a landmine explosion on a bridge in Maung Nama Taung village of Maungdaw, located in Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border on No
Quake strikes New Zealand, thousands flee homes as tsunami hits 13 Nov 2016 - 06:41 pm
A tsunami warning alert is seen on a notice board above State Highway 1 in Wellington early on November 14, 2016 following an earthquake centred some 90 kilometres (57 miles) north of New Zealand's South Island city of Christchurch. A powerful 7.8 magnitu
Buying peace? Chinese money brings Tibet growth, apathy 13 Nov 2016 - 04:57 pm
This picture taken on September 10, 2016 shows people walking down a street in Bayi district of the regional capital Lhasa, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The traditional teahouses and fashion boutiques of Bayi are the among the liveliest districts o
Tsunami hits east New Zealand after powerful earthquake 13 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm
Debris from fallen concrete off buildings are seen on a sidewalk past a cordon line in Wellington early on November 14, 2016 following an earthquake centred some 90 kilometres (57 miles) north of New Zealand's South Island city of Christchurch. AFP / Mart
Pakistan, China launch new trade route 13 Nov 2016 - 04:21 pm
A map published by Nihao-salam, a public diplomacy E-Magazine launched by Pakistan China Institute
Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes 13 Nov 2016 - 04:05 pm
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Families ripped apart in Pakistan shrine attack 13 Nov 2016 - 03:34 pm
DEADLY BOMBING. Pakistani women show photos of missing relatives outside a hospital in Karachi on November 12, 2016, following a suicide bombing at a Sufi shrine. Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP.
Satellite images show Myanmar Rohingya villages torched 13 Nov 2016 - 03:13 pm
The ruins of a market set on fire at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar. (Reuters File Photo)
Powerful 7.4 magnitude quake rattles New Zealand: USGS 13 Nov 2016 - 02:53 pm
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck just after 11:00 pm local time (1000 GMT), some 90 kilometres (57 miles) from the New Zealand city of Christchurch, according to the USGS (AFP Photo/Olivier Morin)
UN food agency appeals for $152 mln in aid for Afghan refugees 13 Nov 2016 - 02:48 pm
A Pakistani man distributes rice to Afghan refugees gathered outside a food distribution center before breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Islamabad on June 20, 2016. (AFP)
Refugees in Australia's remote camps offered US resettlement 13 Nov 2016 - 02:05 pm
People march in an event organised by Doctors for Refugees to demand humane treatment for Manus refugees. PETER PARKS/AFP
Thousands attend pro-Beijing rally in Hong Kong 13 Nov 2016 - 01:49 pm
Pro-Beijing demonstrators hold placards outside the Hong Kong Legislative Council on November 13, 2016.  AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE
Blast outside Indonesian church injures 4 13 Nov 2016 - 12:36 pm
Photo: AA.
Timeline of deadliest insurgent attacks in Pakistan 13 Nov 2016 - 12:30 pm
Pakistani commuters ride towards the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani, some 750 kilometres (460 miles) south of Quetta, on November 13, 2016, following a suicide bomb attack. At least 52 people died and more than 100 others were injured Saturday in a bom
Families ripped apart in Pakistan shrine attack: survivors 13 Nov 2016 - 10:28 am
Pakistani devotees take shelter after a suicide bomb attack near a shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani, some 750 kilometres (460 miles) south of Quetta, on November 13, 2016. AFP / ASIF HASSAN
At least 25 killed after blast at shrine in southwestern Pakistan 12 Nov 2016 - 06:39 pm
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